Water levels on the Mississippi River have been rising near Memphis, Tennessee, and that’s good news for barge movements.
Nicole is forecast to move through Florida to Georgia on Thursday and then to the Carolinas on Friday.
Crowley Maritime’s Isla Grande Terminal suffered no significant damage when Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico on Sunday.
Five hundred containers were removed from the Ever Forward to lighten its load and help salvage crews refloat the vessel stuck in Chesapeake Bay.
Maritime authority Lars Jensen says the “reality is that vessels do at times get stuck and this is not an event with major global ramifications.”
The Coast Guard said it is working with the Maryland Department of the Environment to refloat the grounded Ever Forward.
A Coast Guard commanding officer says the main goal of icebreaking is to “keep industry afloat and keep people employed.”
“The NTSB determined the probable cause of the capsizing of the Golden Ray was the chief officer’s error entering ballast quantities into the stability calculation program.”
Some ports remain off-limits to incoming and outgoing vessels as Tropical Storm Elsa gets closer to a Florida landfall (forecast video included).
A mid-May blaze inside the roll-on/roll-off vessel was just the latest incident that halted removal of the Golden Ray, which capsized in September 2019.
Initial National Transportation Safety Board report says the SEACOR Power crew hit rough weather shortly before capsizing in the Gulf of Mexico in mid-April.
Salvage crews have pumped more than 20,000 gallons of diesel fuel from the still-submerged lift boat.
There have been no reported injuries, pollution or cargo losses aboard the vessel deployed on a ONE Atlantic service.
Vessels get the green light after a portion of the Mississippi River near Memphis was closed to traffic for a few days. Inspectors found damage to the bridge above it.
“This fracture had the potential of becoming a catastrophic event,” ARDOT Director Lorie Tudor said about a crack found in the I-40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee.
Salvage crews are using a special method to remove fuel from the capsized commercial lift boat SEACOR Power.
The process is underway to clear wreckage of the capsized SEACOR Power and minimize environmental impacts.
The Coast Guard answers the call to help a Pacific island nation devastated by Typhoon Surigae in mid-April.
Eight missing crew members of a Seacor Marine lift boat are presumed dead.
A total of 19 crew members were on board the Seacor Power when it overturned during rough weather 8 miles off of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
The ongoing search for missing crew members of the capsized Seacor Power has intensified.
“We’re giving it all we have,” Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said about the search for a capsized commercial vessel’s missing crew members.
Crew of the Polar Star conducting new scientific research and patrolling international waters.
Now-pardoned California Republican Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds.
The Coast Guard recently began its Northeast icebreaking season, keeping supply chains flowing in winter.
Sixty-four missing containers carried liquid ethanol, batteries and fireworks.
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Ozzy Martinez had been transferring to a dredging vessel when he fell overboard near Blount Island in Jacksonville.
Each cut to separate the car carrier into eight pieces is expected to take “at least a week in ideal conditions.”
Coast Guard utilized helicopter, response boat and local agencies in the effort to find longshoreman Joe Williams.
Ro-ro vessel has lain on its side since running aground while sailing from the Port of Brunswick in September 2019.
Coast Guard helicopter and response boat used along coast of Georgia.
The ro-ro vessel that capsized leaving the Port of Brunswick in September 2019 will be cut into eight multi-ton sections.
YM Mandate leaks fuel oil in New Jersey, and the Hong Dai runs aground in Virginia.
Naval architect says the release of 1,500 tons of ballast left the ro-ro vessel without the needed energy to make a turn leaving the Port of Brunswick.
Port of Brunswick pilot recounts harrowing moments when car carrier tipped over.
U.S. Coast Guard working to restore aids to navigation in Hurricane Sally’s impact region.
Technical difficulties plague the first day of a livestreamed hearing conducted by the Coast Guard.
Sally’s dangerous storm surge and winds will slow down supply chains and freight flows this week.
Ro-ro vessel remains on its side awaiting dismantling and removal off the Georgia coast.
Soon-to-be Hurricane Laura will disrupt ship-to-shore operations at Louisiana ports as well as offshore oil operations.
Incident management team is assisting in vessel recovery and pollution removal while keeping an eye on approaching tropical storms.
Fire erupts on the Waymon L. Boyd in the Port of Corpus Christi shipping canal.
For the first time in almost 90 years, two hurricanes could hit the U.S. Gulf Coast on the same day.
Timothy M. Murray had guided vessels in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey for more than eight years.
LaQuenta Jacobs promoted to provide cultural leadership and strategic direction.
Restrictions on commercial vessel movement could get tighter today.
No ship-to-shore operations until further notice.
“Teamwork and training” led to the successful rescue, according to a Coast Guard official.
U.S. Coast Guard starting to shut down commercial traffic at Caribbean ports due to a tropical system.
Cause of blaze at the Blount Island Marine Terminal remains under investigation.
HC-130 Hercules aircraft deployed on mission covering a 4,000-square-mile area.
Details surrounding the incident are sketchy as rescuers are dispatched.
Coast Guard medevacs crewman injured in engine room fire
Höegh Xiamen still smoldering as authorities investigate cause of Florida explosion
First female judge advocate general and chief counsel, a returning business development leader and a service center manager are announced.
Executive Director Gene Seroka said the coronavirus has not impacted landside operations.
American Association of Port Authorities says year-over-year cargo volumes in the first quarter could be down by at least 20%.
The District Court of Hawaii said Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) PTE Ltd. will implement an environmental compliance plan for all of its 38 vessels calling U.S. ports.
Commissioner Carl Bentzel said the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will have an increasing role in the development of shoreside activities that impact international container shipping.
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Michael Khouri talks with American Shipper about priority container shipping regulatory issues for fiscal year 2020.
The Port of Brunswick reopens to restricted traffic as the investigation into the capsizing of the car carrier continues.
Two ships trapped in the Port of Brunswick since September 8 when the vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsized, have been allowed to leave, a prelude to a possible reopening of the port.
The Coast Guard said four men trapped inside the hull of the car carrier Golden Ray have been rescued through a hole cut in the bottom of the ship.
More than 24 hours after the car carrier Golden Ray capsized, Coast Guard rescuers have made contact with 4 trapped crewmembers.
